ADD TO PM ADDRESS; GOVT,CHIEF ASKS PARTIES TO CONCENRATE ON CONSTITUTION DRAFTING

ADD TO PM ADDRESS; ASKS TO CONCENTRATE ON CONSITUTION DRAFTING

Kathmandu, 12 April Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai asked parties to concentrate of constitution drafting.
“If political parties hinder the constitution drafting now, Nepali citizens will never forgive them,” he said and added he’ll be active in constitution drafting.
He highlighted the form of he coming constitution which will be a
a complete constitution featuring republicanism, federalism, securlarism and inclusiveness, and based on participatory democratic values”.
He turned to his coalition parties from Madesh and assured them a four-point agreement between coalition partners will be implemented.
The premier announced additional relief of Rs 200,000 for the families of the martyrs and disappeared and life-long allowances to those injured during the insurgency.
Establishment and dissidents in UCPN (Maoist) Thursday exchanged abuses
Secretary CP Gajurel of the dissident camp said ‘surrender [of cantonments] was balled brave exercise” and charged establishment for being ‘anti-national and anti-people’.
Chairman Prachanda charged Baidhaya in Lalitpur dissidents secretly were meeting former King Gyanendra and ‘working under his influence.”
He Maoist chief charged Baidhaya for running away from the insurgency in the 10-year people’s war.
Meanwhile, process for integration and retirement at camps in Shaktikhor and Ilam didn’t proceed Thursday.
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$5M UN ASSIST

Kathmandu, 12 April; United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US $ 5 million for Nepal to benefit 200,000 persons.
The fund will support three major activities managed by the UNICEF, World Health Organization, UN Human Settlements Program, World Food Program and the FAO.
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